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CHECK ROW CORN 'PIJABITERv Patented A111-.v1'7p1888f l v s i that theperiodic seed-dropping in the return-r UNITED STATES" JAMES EDWARDBEEING, .0E DEcA'rUE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN'OE TofrHE CRAM, L

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BERS, BERING, QUINLAN OOMPANY,YOF SAME PLAGE.

CHECK-Row CoR'N-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming parr'of Letters Patent No. 381,102, uareaApr'il`17, 188e. i

Application filed January 3, 18831 Serial blo-.259571. v(ITomodel.) I yl To` all whom igmay concern: y v Be it known that I, JAMESEDWARDBERING,

y a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county ofMacon and State of Illinois,have invented certainr new and usefulImprovements in Check-Row. CorniPlanters, of which the following is aspecification.

My presentv invention relatestoche'ck-row corn-planters, and while apart of the improvements jherein described relate specifically to thattype of planter shown in the patent to' John Kayion No. 340,511,1ssuedApril 20,1886, and

adjusting these, parts at different heights; and such means may bebroadly said to consist in' a shaft operated by a lock-lever, andprovided with a quadrant-gear, which is engaged with a segmental gearfixed to an extension of the tongue in rear of the front frame.

Great difcultyis frequently experienced in mounting a check-rower on acorn-planter so row will be in check-line with the dropping Aof theprevious row, or passage of the planter, and this is usually correctedby the tedious and 5 3 apparatus forward or back on the planter, andagain securing it in place; and another object of my invention is tovprovide simple means for effecting accurate check-rowing without..

moving the check-rower on the planter; and to this end my inventionconsists in a valve in the seed-tube, which valveis adjustable to delayor hasten the discharge of the seed, as `may be necessary to secureaccurate seed-dropping L in check-rows or rows transverse to the path`of the planter.

In the drawings herewith, Figurel is a top plan of a corn-planterembodyingv my inven-v tion, but only showing aportion thereof;y Fig. 5o2, a sectional elevation Vin the line 2 2in Fig; 1, showing the planteradj usted for operation difficult operation ,of moving the check-roweryinplanting; Eig. a is a sectional elevationiu same plane as Fig. 2,showing the planter ad-I"y `justed for local transportation on4 its ownjwheels. Figs. 4 and v5 are Sectional elevations 5 5 I of the seed-tube,part of the runner7 checkrow bar, and rock-shaft, and. elevationsofjother accessory parts,showing different adjustments v y l of thedischarging-valve. I j 5 t The rear frame, A, of the planter, which ,l6o have shown herewith, consists of an axle', A',l supported 'on wheelsA, side framebarsB, extending well forward ofthe axle, and trans' versebar B. This 'frame A supports a'seat,

C, 'in rear of the axle, and ishinged atia to a 65 forward frame, D,which consists of a'bar, d,

tongue d', bars d?, and a bar, d3, which consti- I tutes the check-rowbar and also forms a part K of the frame D, as the bars d2Y andthetfongue are bolted to it, the tongue having an'extenv7o sion, d, inrear of it. The runners'E are f fixed to-pendants 'e from the bar d,andgto the barda, and to the lowerends of thef'seedv tubesE. .Onebranch, e', of the seed-tube is fixed to the bar d3, anditsotherybranch, c, carries the seed-.box F on its upper end. Gagev iand covering Wheels E are adj ustably attachedv to the runners andseed-tubes, as shown `and\ described in said Kaylor patent. The check- Yrow rocksh'aft G `has forked levers gactuatedv 8o byl a tappet check-rowline, g', in the ordinary manner. Guide-pulleys g2,k are mounted onyheadsd5v en ,thebar d3. Y, 'A rod, f, connects an arm, g3, on therock-shaft G withrtheseeddropping slide F2 in the -seedbox `Ffwhich 85slide is only partly shown, but maybe such as shownin said Kaylorpatent, or ofa any other 'suitable construction; f

, justing the forward frame at differ'enteleva' tions. f

H is a rocklshaft,gjournaledin suitablebear f ings in the bars B, andprovided atl 'one end with a hand-lever, h, which is provided with aspring-actuated dog, h', that engages with ai curved rack-bar, 71.,andis operated by a thu mblatch, ha, and rod h.

Iis a sector-shaped or quad rant gear, mounted on a squaredportion,orotherwise fixed to 5 the shaft H, near the center of the length ofsaid shaft. The sector-gear I is in gear with a segment-shaped gear, J,which is fixed to the rear end of the extension d* of the tongue. Bymeans of this lock-lever and my improved means of transmitting motionfrom the rockshaft H to the forward frame, it will be seen, withoutparticular description, that the forward frame and runners may be raisedand lowered .with great ease and certainty by the driver in hisseat, andthat when'so adjusted, as desired, the spring-dog on the hand-lever maybe engaged with the rack-bar to hold the parts firmly xed to each otherfor gaging the depth of planting or for other purposes. When desired tohave the hinge-connection between the forward and rear frames free, thenthe link h5 may be engaged with the thumb-latch h3 to hold the dog hfree of the rack h2. 5 At Figs. 4 and 5 I have clearly shown my improvedmeans for delaying and accelerating the periodic seed-dropping, as maybe required for adjusting the check-rower to align the seed deposits inthe check-rows. The seed measuring and discharging valve F2, in theseed-box (but partly shown) is actuated periodically by the rod f andcheck-row rock-shaft, asis also the discharge-valve Min the lower end ofthe seedtube, which valve is connected to the lower end of a stem, M,bya pinpivot,m, the upper end of the stem M being connected byapin-pivot, m', to one arm of a bell-crank lever, N, the other arm ofwhich bell-crank lever is similar] y hinged or pivoted to a linkrod, m,which extends to and is pin-pivoted to an arm, ma, projecting from therock-shaft G. This dischargevalve and the means last described foroperating it are the same as shown and described in the Kaylor patenthereinbefore referred to; but while I have chosen to show my improvementtherein as embodied in this type of valve and means for operating it Ido not limit my claimsin connection with it to the peculiar type ofdropping mechanism, as it will readily be seen that the main feature ofthe improvement may be easily applied to other check-row planters.

The lower end of the valve-stem M has a series of holes, m4, whereby thevalve M may be adjusted lengthwise of the seed-tube and be held afteradjustment by the pin At Fig. 4 the valve M is shown adjusted in ahigher position with reference to the stem M than at Fig..5, and at bothof said figures the valve M is in the position it occupies when at restafter each discharge of seed and in position to receive and hold theseed ready for discharge when the valve is raised by the check-rowdevices. Y

When the valve M is adj usted, as shown at Fig. 4, it will be raised topermit` the seed m5 to drop from the shelf m6 during the first part ofthe movement of the forkedl lever g; but when said valve is adjustedlower, as shown at Fig. 5, then the discharge will not be opened withoutgreater movement of said valve and while the forked leverg is movingthrough the latter part of its throw. When the planter has been movedacross the field the first time, and the seed dropping has beeneffected, and the planter is started in a return or opposite direction,and it is found that the seed is dropped too soon to form deposits inline in the check-rows, the valve M can quickly and easily be adjustedlower, so as to delay the dropping of each charge of seed, and thuscorrect the dropping without the usual proceeding of remounting andfixing the check-row apparatus farther forwardly or rearwardly on theplanter. If it is found that the seed is not dropped soon enough, thenthe valve may be adj usted in a higher position on the valve-stem tohasten the period of discharge in reference to the throw of the forkedlever while acted on by one of the tappets on the check-row line.

Atboth Figs. 4 and 5 the valve-stem M is shown as having a series ofholes, m7, by means of which and the pin m/ the valve M may be adjustedin higher or lower positions in the seed-tube to perform precisely thesame functions as when adj usted as hereinbefore described, and thesematters of specific methods or ways of effecting the adjustment of thedist charging-valve I consider of minorimportance, the main feature ofmy invention being a discharge-valve` adjustable in the seed-tube tocause it to discharge the seed as desired,while the check-row rock-shaftand its forked lever are in any part of their throw or movement.

1. In a corn-planter, in combination with the rear frame carried onwheels, theforward IOU frame hinged thereto and provided with the seeddropping and planting mechanisms, and a rock-shaft, H, j ournaled to therear frame and provided with a lock-lever, h, at one end and asector-gear at its mid-length, the tongue extended in rear of theforward frame and provided with a segment-gear, J, which gears with thesector I, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with a corn-planter of the type herein described,having a rear frame mounted on wheels and extended forward and hinged atits forward end to the forward end of a forward frame, to which thetongue is fixed to extend in rear of said forward frame, a rock-shaftjournaled to said rear frame and provided with a lock-lever at one endand a sector-gear at its mid-length, and a segmentgear on the rear endof the tongue, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In combination with a corn-planter of the type herein described,having a rear frame mounted on wheels and extended forward and hinged atits forward end to the forward end of a forward frame, to which thetongue is fixed IIO to extend in rear of said forward: frame, arockshaft journaled to saidfy rear frame and provided with a lever atone end and a sectorgear atits mid-length, and a segment-gear on therear, end of the tongue, substantially as and vfor the purposespecified.

4. In a check-row cornplanter with -seed-v ing` mechanisms actuated byacheck-row line having tappets, in combination with said actuy ating` andseed-dropping mechanisms, adischargevalve in thevseed-tube adj ustablewith reference to the seed-tube and its actuating mechanism,where'by itmaybe made to delay onhasten thedischax'gcs, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

5. In acorn-planter, in combinationvwith a seed-tube, and adischarging-valve adj ustalolyl connected with its actuating mechanism,and: with reference to the seed-tube dischargeopening, substantially asand for the purpose. described.

381,102/ l f y Y s? 6. In combination with the seed-tube ,bell-cranklever N, `and its actuatingmechanl ism,y and the discharge-valve M, anadjustable valve-stem, M', substantially as and for the purposespecified.

7. In a ,corn-planter, 1n `'combination with Y check-rower actuatingmechanism' ofthe type herein described, a seed-measuring valveinv theseed-box, and a discharging-valve vin the,

seed-tube, said valves both actuated bythe y 'same check-row.rock-shaft, andan adjustable,`

connection between the; discharge-valvev and its actuating mechanism,substantially and c for the purpose specified.'y j I In testimonywhereof- I affix my signature in presence rof two witn esses. f f

